North and Northeast Portland have had a week full of news, and it's only Wednesday. Here's what may have missed.

Loretta Smith will continue to represent North and Northeast Portland on the Multnomah County Commissioners board. Smith defeated three opponents Tuesday night to win the District 2 spot again.

Jefferson High School's boys basketball team will get a 6-11 boost next year when ex-Blazer Cliff Robinson's son Isaiah joins the team. Isaiah is the stepson of Jefferson coach Pat Strickland.

Mark Graves has news on a few new restaurant openings. Beef chain Little Big Burger is continuing its expansion with a new spot on Northeast Alberta Street. And over on Mississippi Avenue, Oregon Deli is leasing 1,200 square feet of space.

Woodlawn neighbors are circulating a petition to ask TriMet not to build a new layover facility in their neighborhood.

For a good background look at the issue, check out KOIN's piece about why neighbors don't want TriMet building a facility on Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Elliot Njus has an update on the apartment complex that burned last year at Northeast Monroe Street and MLK Boulevard. As the team behind the Monroe starts to ramp up construction again on the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Northeast Monroe Street, they'll be doing so with round-the-clock security to prevent nighttime prowlers.

Five King School girls performed at the White House this week. Nicole Dungca has the story behind the dance and a video of one of their practices.

Grant has hired former Roosevelt coach Robert Key as boys basketball coach. Key had a successful eight-year run at Roosevelt (2004-12), where he was twice named the Portland Interscholastic League coach of the year. He led the Roughriders to a runner-up finish in the Class 5A tournament in 2007 and into the Class 4A quarterfinals in 2012.

Parents and students at da Vinci middle school have been in an uproar this week as the school's principal has proposed increasing time students spend in math and science classes, reducing time for language arts and social studies classes. Nicole Dungca has a breakdown of the issues. She also has a story from the student walk-out Monday.

Northeast Columbia Boulevard will see some significant road work this fall. The city's bureau of environmental services staff have announced plans to install a stormwater infiltration system along the boulevard between Northeast 60th and 63rd avenues. The North Portland Neighborhood Services Facebook page has more on the timeline and scope of the project.

Former Jefferson basketball star Victor Sanders could be on his way to play for Washington State after fully recovering from knee surgery last fall. Nick Daschel has the story.